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that is the only reason i am opening up another one, to capitalize on the public city. he we don't want anyone to forget about links bakery. tavis: this is a great story, i get a chance to talk to a lot of great people, but you get a story like this -- >> you always have to believe in the underdog. people didn't expect it to do as well as it did. we got to pull for a heartfelt underdog story like that. that is just natural for our people the pool for the underdog. tavis: run out and see it as soon as you can because your friends will be talking about beast of the southern while starring the white henry. if you get to new orleans, check out the bottom of a bakery and cafe and winks and bakery and bistro coming soon. some food at your list as if you need that when you go in new orleans. congratulations. it is our show for tonight, as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with to-time oscar winner kevin costner on his new history channel miniseries. s
that is the only reason i am opening up another one, to capitalize on the public city. he we don't want anyone to forget about links bakery. tavis: this is a great story, i get a chance to talk to a lot of great people, but you get a story like this -- >> you always have to believe in the underdog. people didn't expect it to do as well as it did. we got to pull for a heartfelt underdog story like that. that is just natural for our people the pool for the underdog. tavis: run out and see...
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the army has destroyed cities and towns. it has committed massacres against our people, who took to the streets to demand freedom. long live syria, free and europe. >> he also defected from the bashar al-assad government. before that he held several high-ranking posts including the ambassador to sweden. i asked him how significant it is. >> it is very significant because one of the highest- ranking officers that have affected so far, and this man is the head of the military police and he must know a lot of things that have been going on by the army, invading the cities and killing civilians and bombarding the area with chemical weapons. he has said homs was bombed with chemical weapons. this is his statement. i think he was in a position to do this because you have all the reports coming to him. >> is it really that significant given that bashar al-assad still can count the military in multiples of tens of thousands? he is getting help from the russians, the iranians, and also has fallen out of lebanon. he looks pretty secur
the army has destroyed cities and towns. it has committed massacres against our people, who took to the streets to demand freedom. long live syria, free and europe. >> he also defected from the bashar al-assad government. before that he held several high-ranking posts including the ambassador to sweden. i asked him how significant it is. >> it is very significant because one of the highest- ranking officers that have affected so far, and this man is the head of the military police...
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now, once again, the city is in the hurricane warnings none. and we just had the latest bulletin from the national weather service. they say that isaac is about 108 kilometers per hour. the storm system could become a hurricane as early as tonight. >> steve, this was supposed to be mitt romney's moment of triumph, the point where he was officially the nominee for the republican national candidate, and now, all eyes are on the weather. it is certainly a challenge. >> at one time, he was one point ahead of barack obama. and now, he is dealing with something completely unpredictable. the town may be modulated down a little bit, not too much fanfare if there really is going to be a hurricane hitting just off the coast, so it is a challenge of the mitt romney message in terms of how he deals with it. do not forget, it is a huge challenge, too, for barack obama. there was the devastation on the city of new orleans and on the reputation of george w. bush, as his administration was seen to have responded slowly and incompetently. barack obama will want
now, once again, the city is in the hurricane warnings none. and we just had the latest bulletin from the national weather service. they say that isaac is about 108 kilometers per hour. the storm system could become a hurricane as early as tonight. >> steve, this was supposed to be mitt romney's moment of triumph, the point where he was officially the nominee for the republican national candidate, and now, all eyes are on the weather. it is certainly a challenge. >> at one time, he...
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. >> the "times picayune" is the voice of the city. >> i read the newspaper every day. it's a ritual in the culture. a big part of who we are. >> we have been around since 1837, 175 years. like every year, -- like every newspaper, the "* picky in" is fighting changes. we're going to have three additions, on monday, wednesday, and friday, but we will not print papers the other days of the week. the advertising has gone down so much. it's not because of the readership, it's because of the recession and everyone is getting their news online. the writing is on the wall. >> i don't read the "times picayune." people bring it in here occasionally, but i'm mostly online. >> i have been in journalism of one form or another since 1984. what has happened is this -- someone in new york has this notion that the future is on line. >> reducing our print schedule to three days a week saves us costs we will invest in the quality of journalism. >> it's just not cutting back on the physical newspaper delivery seven days a week to 3, but what that goes an enormous amount of staff. >> they
. >> the "times picayune" is the voice of the city. >> i read the newspaper every day. it's a ritual in the culture. a big part of who we are. >> we have been around since 1837, 175 years. like every year, -- like every newspaper, the "* picky in" is fighting changes. we're going to have three additions, on monday, wednesday, and friday, but we will not print papers the other days of the week. the advertising has gone down so much. it's not because of the...
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city college of san francisco, the largest community college is facing closure. the california high speed rail project gets funding approval. legal roadblocks remain. >>> federal agents step up and force doctors to overpre-criber
city college of san francisco, the largest community college is facing closure. the california high speed rail project gets funding approval. legal roadblocks remain. >>> federal agents step up and force doctors to overpre-criber
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>> in the big cities they are. in the big cities -- [everyone talking at once] >> the and more importantly, the powerful slogan in russia has been that this is the party of crooks and thieves. and the public's sense that corruption is he endemic that, it goes from the police officer who you have to bribe up to the very, very top of government -- driving people -- >> who gets the credit for this change in attitudes towards corruption that now he says when putin has been in office, does he not -- not engineer if he rigged the election? you follow me? in other words, he he indicated the public -- [everyone talking at once] they kick him out. >> two things happened in the election. one was they turned out to be very ineffective dictators. and this is the other complaint you're hearing inside kremlin circles. they're saying if you're going to rig an election, do a good job. >> let's see where this is moving to. mikhail is putin's president challenger. here he is. >> because i think it's a really window opportunity. it's
>> in the big cities they are. in the big cities -- [everyone talking at once] >> the and more importantly, the powerful slogan in russia has been that this is the party of crooks and thieves. and the public's sense that corruption is he endemic that, it goes from the police officer who you have to bribe up to the very, very top of government -- driving people -- >> who gets the credit for this change in attitudes towards corruption that now he says when putin has been in...
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brace yourself for what some girls in new york city spend on hair alone. >> they can spend easily $500, $600, $700 on their hair. they get their hair cut, we suddenly introduce them to color for the first time for this big moment, and then they get the styling. >> reporter: now add on the cost of the perfect dress or a fancy tux, make-up and jewelry. not to mention all the other extras and dinner, and it's easy to see why spending on prom is now at an all time high. here's something interesting: prom costs have spiked 34% in just one year. but there's no surprise in who is picking up the tab. parents plan to pay 61% of prom costs. so teens have little incentive to be thrifty. >> teenagers have always wanted things they can't have. they've always wanted expensive things that aren't practical. that's part of growing up. but it's our job as parents to set limits to say this is what's acceptable. >> reporter: northeastern families are likely to pay the most, shelling out more than twice as much as every other region. but there's a far more disturbing statistic. >> we found that families th
brace yourself for what some girls in new york city spend on hair alone. >> they can spend easily $500, $600, $700 on their hair. they get their hair cut, we suddenly introduce them to color for the first time for this big moment, and then they get the styling. >> reporter: now add on the cost of the perfect dress or a fancy tux, make-up and jewelry. not to mention all the other extras and dinner, and it's easy to see why spending on prom is now at an all time high. here's something...
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and we know about in kansas city the bishop there has been indicted or charged in a similar sort of endangerment case. so prosecutors are watching it in terms of a potential blueprint. the idea of the first time being able to go after the institution for covering up clergy abuse. and then the second aspect of it is here in philadelphia, there is a belief among some advocates that if monsignor lynn is found guilty there is going to be a wave of lawsuits. and those lawsuits, as in other archdiocese, in other diocese could potentially cripple this. and this would be probably the largest to be impacted like that. >> warner: well, john martin of the philadelphia enqirrerer, thank you. >> thank you >> woodruff: finally tonight, jeffrey brown talks to one of the world's leading writers, a man who folds history and contemporary politics into his writing. >> brown: receiving the nobel prize for literature in 2010, mario vargas llosa told his audience a story, his own. >> "once upon a time, there was a boy who learned to read at the age of five. this changed his life. he learned a way to escape a poor hou
and we know about in kansas city the bishop there has been indicted or charged in a similar sort of endangerment case. so prosecutors are watching it in terms of a potential blueprint. the idea of the first time being able to go after the institution for covering up clergy abuse. and then the second aspect of it is here in philadelphia, there is a belief among some advocates that if monsignor lynn is found guilty there is going to be a wave of lawsuits. and those lawsuits, as in other...
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today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he called for rebuilding vulnerable coastal areas, but dismissed again the idea of constructing a large sea-gate across the harbor. >> we're not going to abandon the waterfront. we're not going to abandon the rockaways or coney island or staten island's south shore. but we can't just rebuild what was there and hope for the best. we have to build smarter and stronger and more sustainably. >> woodruff: 350 miles south. the city of norfolk, virginia, is another coastal city vulnerable to sea level rise and extreme storms. but its mayor has said parts of his city might not be livable in the future. our producer, mike melia, traveled to norfolk recently to look at how it has been struggling with flooding and preparing for the next big storm. he worked with member station whro to bring us this report. it's part of our series-- working with public media partners across the country-- that we call "battleground dispatches." >> reporter: when residents of this por
today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he called for rebuilding vulnerable coastal areas, but dismissed again the idea of constructing a large sea-gate across the harbor. >> we're not going to abandon the waterfront. we're not going to abandon the rockaways or coney island or staten island's south shore. but we can't just rebuild what was there and hope for the best. we have to build smarter and...
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power was cut off to several towns and cities. now to pakistan where a court has ordered that a christian girl accused of blasphemy must be held in a maximum security prison for two more weeks. police say they want more time on whether to charge the girl who is said to be mentally impaired. she was arrested after a muslim neighbor accused her of burning pages of the koran. the case has drawn international condemnation of fact stan's strict blasphemy laws. -- pakistan's strict blasphemy laws. >> the christian girl whose case has caused concern around the world. it was tight security for the brief hearing which extended her detention for two more weeks. then, she was led back to the prison van for the return to jail. doctors say she's 14 with a mental age of less than that. human rights campaigners say her treatment is barbaric and inhumane. her lawyers are trying to get her out on bail. they hope she will be released at a hearing tomorrow. she will be back in court saturday. until then she remains in a maximum security prison where
power was cut off to several towns and cities. now to pakistan where a court has ordered that a christian girl accused of blasphemy must be held in a maximum security prison for two more weeks. police say they want more time on whether to charge the girl who is said to be mentally impaired. she was arrested after a muslim neighbor accused her of burning pages of the koran. the case has drawn international condemnation of fact stan's strict blasphemy laws. -- pakistan's strict blasphemy laws....
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is generated in our cities. if you took just the top three cities, we have an economy the size of france. if you took the top 10 cities, we'd be a $5 trillion economy. my metropolitan area has an economy larger than 42 state. that's also true for new york and chicago. >> ifill: and yet, mayors, one of the interesting thing when we were in tampa last week, one of the big applause lines was the idea that the federal government is running our lives, and mayors, many of them democrats, don't mind it, and that republicans do. >> i received-- we're going to jump all over this. i received a little bit of money from the federal government, butty fund my city, and i have invested my local tax dollars in infrastructure. we-- you don't turn a city over to someone who doesn't believe in government. we believe in the power of government to do things because we have to do things every day. cities have to function 24/7. we don't have time to worry about, you know, debate this theory or that theory. i have to pick up the trash.
is generated in our cities. if you took just the top three cities, we have an economy the size of france. if you took the top 10 cities, we'd be a $5 trillion economy. my metropolitan area has an economy larger than 42 state. that's also true for new york and chicago. >> ifill: and yet, mayors, one of the interesting thing when we were in tampa last week, one of the big applause lines was the idea that the federal government is running our lives, and mayors, many of them democrats, don't...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> this is bbc world news america. funding for this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation, shell, and union bank. >> at union bank our relationship managers work hard to know your business. offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer an expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you?
bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by...
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. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. at&t the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: several more secret service careers are ending amid a scandal involving allegations of prostitution and a presidential trip. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: with new details unfolding all week about just what happened during the president's trip to the summit of the americas, the associated press is reporting the secret service has placed another employee newly implicated in the scandal on leave. officials tell the a.p. that two more agents are resigning today, while another has been fired, bringing to six the secret service employees forced out so far. for secret service agents, it's been a week of disclosures cul
. >> citi. supporting progress for 200 years. at&t the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: several more secret service careers are ending amid a...
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and unlike the other side, we haven't gathered in this city this week to anoint a messiah, because you see we already have a messiah, and we're not looking for one here on earth. >> reed's message was directed to conservative christians mitt romney must convert to his cause if he's to be elected president. romney is a mormon, a faith many on the religious right consider a cult, even a heresy. there's no love for romney among these people, but they are united in their loathing of barack obama. and that's where ralph reed comes in. >> four years ago, we heard a lot of talk about hope and change. people were fainting at campaign rallies. there were che guevera posters hanging in dorm rooms. there was one candidate who stood in front of greek columns and vowed to heal the planet and cause the oceans to recede. but you see our hope is in something this world doesn't fully understand. we hope for a kingdom yet to come. the hope of a new heaven and a new earth, in which dwelleth righteousness. a place where every tear will be wiped away. and every broken heart will be healed. and all the pain
and unlike the other side, we haven't gathered in this city this week to anoint a messiah, because you see we already have a messiah, and we're not looking for one here on earth. >> reed's message was directed to conservative christians mitt romney must convert to his cause if he's to be elected president. romney is a mormon, a faith many on the religious right consider a cult, even a heresy. there's no love for romney among these people, but they are united in their loathing of barack...
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the shootings took place in and arund the city of toulouse, where today's standoff played out. we begin our coverage with a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: at around 3:00 a.m., police raided a block of flats believed to be home to two brothers and france's most wanted man. three policemen were injured by gunfire as they tried to storming the building. and an unidentified woman was taken away by ambulance. one man quickly gave himself up. but his brother refused to give in. he was described as a french national with an algerian mother who had been to afghanistan and pakistan and was claiming to be a member of al-qaeda. the suspect was later identified as mohamed merah in his early 20s whom police said was preparing to kill again. he had told them he wanted to avenge the deaths of palestinian children and the french army's involvement in afghanistan. >> ( translated ): he said he has no regrets besides not having more time to make more victims. and he's proud to have brought france to her knees. >> reporter: neighbors said they were stunne
the shootings took place in and arund the city of toulouse, where today's standoff played out. we begin our coverage with a report from jonathan rugman of independent television news. >> reporter: at around 3:00 a.m., police raided a block of flats believed to be home to two brothers and france's most wanted man. three policemen were injured by gunfire as they tried to storming the building. and an unidentified woman was taken away by ambulance. one man quickly gave himself up. but his...
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in syria, rebels launched their own major operation around the country's second largest city. the coordinated attacks centered in aleppo in the north, where government forces have spent weeks trying to dislodge rebel fighters. video from anti-government groups showed fighters in the streets, buildings on fire, and plumes of smoke above the city skyline. the opposition groups said a number of regime soldiers were killed. fighting also went on for a third day inside a major air base in idlib province in the northwest. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we turn to the damage done by isaac. the storm is making its way north, hitting arkansas and mississippi today, and heading for the ohio river valley this weekend. waters are receding in louisiana, but cleanup could stretch out for weeks after isaac dumped more than a foot of rain and left some homes under 12 feet of water. our colleagues at louisiana public broadcasting have spent the past 48 hours covering the impact. we have two dispatches, beginning in madisonville, near lake ponchat
in syria, rebels launched their own major operation around the country's second largest city. the coordinated attacks centered in aleppo in the north, where government forces have spent weeks trying to dislodge rebel fighters. video from anti-government groups showed fighters in the streets, buildings on fire, and plumes of smoke above the city skyline. the opposition groups said a number of regime soldiers were killed. fighting also went on for a third day inside a major air base in idlib...
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the newshour sent a video journalist to the port city over the weekend. she found residents there fearing for their lives. this 63-year-old grandmother showed us where bullets have penetrated her apartment on syria's street. >> we can't sleep at night. we stay in the kitchen. sometimes we hide in the bathtub. my grandchild, we had to move him out because he was terrified. >> warner: other residents who dare to venture out use crawl spaces rather than their front doors. sectarian tensions have broiled in this part of lebanon for the decade between the imagine yort sunni and the sect of assad. the sunnies resent syria's long-time dominance of lebanon even after withdrawing its troops in 2005. as well as its support for shiite hezbollah leader, head of the most powerful faction in lebanese government. so when the syrian uprising, with its sectarian overtones, broke out 17 months ago, sporadic fighting broke out in this part of lebanon too. editor of the web sight sit "now lebanon" in beirut, says the damage has already been enormous >> it's not like we're af
the newshour sent a video journalist to the port city over the weekend. she found residents there fearing for their lives. this 63-year-old grandmother showed us where bullets have penetrated her apartment on syria's street. >> we can't sleep at night. we stay in the kitchen. sometimes we hide in the bathtub. my grandchild, we had to move him out because he was terrified. >> warner: other residents who dare to venture out use crawl spaces rather than their front doors. sectarian...
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dogs sniff for bombs on city streets. >> ( translated ): they want the muslims worldwide to know that the thai authorities are weak and not legitimate to govern the people in this area. >> reporter: major general acra tiparoj says the stakes are high. >> ( translated ): they attack people who practice other religions and attack monks so that buddhists will get angry with the muslims, and that will lead to a religious war. if that happens, they will have successfully upgraded their battle to the international level. >> reporter: and so, the government is pursuing a two- pronged approach, according to longtime regional governor grisada boonrach. >> ( translated ): we use military action to control the area, to prevent the violence. meanwhile, we use civil action. for example, we use personnel to communicate with youth and community leaders, religious leaders, to get the right understanding about history and the right principles of religion to prevent these people from joining the movement. i want to separate the fish from the water. this means separate the real insurgency from the villa
dogs sniff for bombs on city streets. >> ( translated ): they want the muslims worldwide to know that the thai authorities are weak and not legitimate to govern the people in this area. >> reporter: major general acra tiparoj says the stakes are high. >> ( translated ): they attack people who practice other religions and attack monks so that buddhists will get angry with the muslims, and that will lead to a religious war. if that happens, they will have successfully upgraded...
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(laughter) >> so the mayor of oklahoma city gave a good speech. that that feeds into what's happening. a lot of it is about reframing the party as the party of practical governance and there's a lot of ideology in this party but we have mayors and govern yourself, we have people on the ground doing it right now and we want to replicate what's happening in wisconsin, ohio. >> woodruff: it's something i raised with speaker boehner and that's the unpopularity of congress and you have to believe that's one of the reasons you don't see senators and members of the house of representatives speaking in prime time. they were in the afternoon. >> that was one of the good arguments against picking paul ryan. house republicans are not exactly popular. >> and their governors have had terrible numbers. governor scott in florida has had bad numbers. john kasich has struck... >> so it's not just the house... >> well, the point is nobody knows they have bad numbers outside of their home state. as far as everybody in congress is a member of congress and you carry t
(laughter) >> so the mayor of oklahoma city gave a good speech. that that feeds into what's happening. a lot of it is about reframing the party as the party of practical governance and there's a lot of ideology in this party but we have mayors and govern yourself, we have people on the ground doing it right now and we want to replicate what's happening in wisconsin, ohio. >> woodruff: it's something i raised with speaker boehner and that's the unpopularity of congress and you have...
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new amateur video showed black smoke hovering over the city skylines. the u.n. estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed in the violent crackdown since it began a year ago. today, unicef reported at least 500 of those deaths were children. in iraq, a manhunt was underway for 17 detainees who escaped from a prison in kirkuk. police said ten of the prisoners have ties to al qaeda. they escaped at dawn from a small window using blankets tied together into a makeshift rope. g.o.p. presidential contenders today made their final appeals to louisiana voters, who head to the polls tomorrow for the state primary. rick santorum fired practice shots at a sheriff's shooting range. he leads mitt romney by double digits in recent polls. romney attacked president obama's health care overhaul. newt gingrich and ron paul also campaigned, hoping to keep their chances alive. the chief executive of m.f. global, former senator jon corzine, gave the order to transfer $200 million of clients' money just days before the firm collapsed. that's according to a congressional memo r
new amateur video showed black smoke hovering over the city skylines. the u.n. estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed in the violent crackdown since it began a year ago. today, unicef reported at least 500 of those deaths were children. in iraq, a manhunt was underway for 17 detainees who escaped from a prison in kirkuk. police said ten of the prisoners have ties to al qaeda. they escaped at dawn from a small window using blankets tied together into a makeshift rope. g.o.p....
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that they hand over their guns and the cannons that guarded their city. they responded with the immortal cry, "come and take it." [cheering and applause] it's the story of the greatest generation, who rose up to confront the grotesque evil that was the nazis and who ushered in the greatest era of peace and prosperity the world has ever seen. it's the story of civil rights pioneers, like dr. martin luther king, who stood up to the scourge of discrimination and bravely championed that each of us must be judged not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. [applause] it's the story of president ronald reagan, who turned back the growth of government and restored morning in america. [applause] who stood up against the oppressive evil of communism and demanded, mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. audience: tear down this wall. >> it's the story of my mom, irish and italian working class, the first in her family ever to go to college, she became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s. it's the story of my father, imprisoned and tortu
that they hand over their guns and the cannons that guarded their city. they responded with the immortal cry, "come and take it." [cheering and applause] it's the story of the greatest generation, who rose up to confront the grotesque evil that was the nazis and who ushered in the greatest era of peace and prosperity the world has ever seen. it's the story of civil rights pioneers, like dr. martin luther king, who stood up to the scourge of discrimination and bravely championed that...
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narrator: the next morning we caught a tram all the way into the city. (street noise) (footsteps) (bells) we arrived at a tall grey building with no windows. (door opens) (♪) it smelt like (♪) disinfectant. (more bells) (♪) (strange noise) narrator: ummm? i have a lost thing,? i called to the receptionist. receptionist: fill in the forms, she sighed. (weird noises) (bells ringing) (more bells ringing) thud! i was looking around for a desk, when i suddenly felt something touch my elbow. (♪) and then there was a tiny voice. voice (whispering): if you really care about that thing, you shouldn't leave it here. this is a place for forgetting, leaving behind. here, take this. narrator: err...cheers, i said. (voice whispering) you shouldn't leave it here? place for forgetting?? narrator: it was some kind of sign i guess, not very important looking, but it did seem to point somewhere. (♪ upbeat music ) (♪) (♪) (♪) (♪) eventually we found what seemed to be the right place, in a dark little gap, off some anonymous little street. the kind of place
narrator: the next morning we caught a tram all the way into the city. (street noise) (footsteps) (bells) we arrived at a tall grey building with no windows. (door opens) (♪) it smelt like (♪) disinfectant. (more bells) (♪) (strange noise) narrator: ummm? i have a lost thing,? i called to the receptionist. receptionist: fill in the forms, she sighed. (weird noises) (bells ringing) (more bells ringing) thud! i was looking around for a desk, when i suddenly felt something touch my elbow....